Central Arkansas Bears at Western Illinois Leathernecks

· NCAA Men's Basketball

Central Arkansas Bears

1-2, 0-2 Away

Western Illinois Leathernecks

1-2, 0-1 Home

Western Illinois plays Central Arkansas following Myers' 26-point performance

Game Preview

Central Arkansas Bears (1-2) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (1-2)

Macomb, Illinois; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Western Illinois hosts Central Arkansas after Ryan Myers scored 26 points in Western Illinois' 87-73 loss to the Green Bay Phoenix.

Western Illinois finished 21-12 overall with a 10-5 record at home during the 2023-24 season. The Leathernecks shot 42.7% from the field and 31.9% from 3-point range last season.

Central Arkansas went 9-23 overall a season ago while going 4-13 on the road. The Bears averaged 11.3 points off of turnovers, 11.7 second-chance points and 3.4 bench points last season.

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Western Illinois: 76.0%

Central Arkansas: 24.0%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

CARK		WIU
W1	Streak	L2
73.7	Points Per Game	65.3
38.7	Field Goal %	42.4
27.2	Three Point %	33.3
41.0	Rebounds Per Game	33.7
17.0	Assists Per Game	6.0
1.0	Blocks Per Game	3.0
8.3	Steals Per Game	3.7
0.7	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.7
12.7	Total Turnovers Per Game	11.7
78.3	Points Against	73.0

Game Information

Venue: Western Hall

Location: Macomb, IL
Capacity:

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TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Austin Peay	0-0	-	3-0
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North Florida	0-0	-	3-1
Eastern Kentucky	0-0	-	2-1
Jacksonville	0-0	-	2-2
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Queens University	0-0	-	2-2
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Lindenwood	0-0	-	1-2
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Southern Indiana	0-0	-	1-3
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